Key Facts

• The US Supreme Court temporarily approved President Donald Trump's ban on transgender troops in the military.
• This approval was made while legal cases against this ban continue to progress.
• Earlier, a lower court had stopped the enforcement of this ban, saying there was no proof that transgender troops negatively affected the military.
• The Trump administration believes the military should have the final say in its operation.
• Policy changes in February would force out military members who are currently serving and identify as transgender.
• Seven servicemembers, including a Navy fighter pilot, sued the government to prevent the ban.
• A US judge previously stopped the ban nationwide because the government did not prove it would bring "unit cohesion, good order or discipline".
• With the Supreme Court's approval, the previous stop on the ban will be lifted while the legal case continues in lower courts.